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* KeepCirculatingTheTapes: Has never come out on home video. It hasn't been rerun since GSN did so in the mid-2000s decade. ''And'' it's extremely hard to find on [=YouTube=], with only about a dozen episodes from the entire run available. A shame, too, because it was one of Comedy Central's better shows.

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* KeepCirculatingTheTapes: Has never come out on home video. It entertainment or streaming, and it hasn't been rerun since GSN did so in the mid-2000s decade. ''And'' it's It's also extremely hard to find on [=YouTube=], with only about a dozen episodes from the entire run available. A shame, too, because it was one of Comedy Central's better shows.available.
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* NamesTheSame: One episode had all three contestants named Ben Stein. Naturally, come the second round, host Ben's podium would be labelled "Big Ben".
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* KeepCirculatingTheTapes: Has never come out on home video. It also doesn't rerun anywhere. ''And'' it's extremely hard to find on [=YouTube=], with only about a dozen episodes from the entire run available. A shame, too, because it was one of Comedy Central's better shows.

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* KeepCirculatingTheTapes: Has never come out on home video. It also doesn't hasn't been rerun anywhere.since GSN did so in the mid-2000s decade. ''And'' it's extremely hard to find on [=YouTube=], with only about a dozen episodes from the entire run available. A shame, too, because it was one of Comedy Central's better shows.
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* KeepCirculatingTheTapes: Has never come out on home video. It also doesn't rerun anywhere. ''And'' it's extremely hard to find on [=YouTube=], with only about a dozen episodes from the entire run available. A shame, too, because it was one of Comedy Central's better shows.

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* AscendedExtra: ''Series/{{Jeopardy}}'' super-champion Jerome Vered appeared as a contestant in a first-season episode. Some time later, Jerome became a part of ''WBSM''[='=]s research staff.



* NamesTheSame: One episode had all three contestants named Ben Stein.

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* NamesTheSame: One episode had all three contestants named Ben Stein. Naturally, come the second round, host Ben's podium would be labelled "Big Ben".
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* HeyItsThatGuy: One of the contestants who appeared on the show was Curtis Warren, notable for winning big on both ''Series/{{Sale of the Century}}'' and ''Series/{{Greed}}''.
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* HeyItsThatSound: The ring-in bell and the clock ticks during the "Best of Ten Test of Knowledge" were previously used in the game show ''Series/{{Debt}}''. Both shows were produced by Disney under the Buena Vista TV and/or Valleycrest nameplates.

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* HeyItsThatSound: The ring-in bell and the clock ticks during the "Best of Ten Test of Knowledge" were previously used in the game show ''Series/{{Debt}}''. Both shows were produced by Disney Creator/{{Disney}} under the Buena Vista TV and/or Valleycrest nameplates.
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* HeyItsThatGuy: One of the contestants who appeared on the show was Curtis Warren, notable for winning big on both ''Series/{{SaleoftheCentury}}'' and ''Series/{{Greed}}''.

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* HeyItsThatGuy: One of the contestants who appeared on the show was Curtis Warren, notable for winning big on both ''Series/{{SaleoftheCentury}}'' ''Series/{{Sale of the Century}}'' and ''Series/{{Greed}}''.
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* HeyItsThatGuy: One of the contestants who appeared on the show was Curtis Warren, notable for winning big on both ''Series/{{SaleoftheCentury}}'' and ''Series/{{Greed}}''.
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* HeyItsThatSound: The ring-in bell and the clock ticks during the "Best of Ten Test of Knowledge" was previously used in the game show ''Series/{{Debt}}''. Both shows were produced by Disney under the Buena Vista TV and/or Valleycrest nameplates.

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* HeyItsThatSound: The ring-in bell and the clock ticks during the "Best of Ten Test of Knowledge" was were previously used in the game show ''Series/{{Debt}}''. Both shows were produced by Disney under the Buena Vista TV and/or Valleycrest nameplates.
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* HeyItsThatSound: The ring-in bell and the clock ticks during the "Best of Ten Test of Knowledge" was also used in the game show ''Series/{{Debt}}'' (they were both produced by Disney under the Buena Vista TV and/or Valleycrest nameplates).

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* HeyItsThatSound: The ring-in bell and the clock ticks during the "Best of Ten Test of Knowledge" was also previously used in the game show ''Series/{{Debt}}'' (they ''Series/{{Debt}}''. Both shows were both produced by Disney under the Buena Vista TV and/or Valleycrest nameplates).nameplates.
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* HeyItsThatSound: The ring-in bell and the clock ticks during the "Best of Ten Test of Knowledge" was also used in the game show ''Series/{{Debt}}''

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* HeyItsThatSound: The ring-in bell and the clock ticks during the "Best of Ten Test of Knowledge" was also used in the game show ''Series/{{Debt}}''''Series/{{Debt}}'' (they were both produced by Disney under the Buena Vista TV and/or Valleycrest nameplates).
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* HeyItsThatSound: The ring-in bell and the clock ticks during the "Best of Ten Test of Knowledge" was also used in the game show ''Series/{{Debt}}''
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* ActorAllusion: One contestant was stumped and instead answered "[[Film/FerrisBuellersDayOff Bueller...? Bueller...?]]" [[OneSceneWonder in reference to Ben's previous role as the teacher.]]
** Ben would actually do this himself by asking stumped contestants, "Anyone? Anyone?"
* NamesTheSame: One episode had all three contestants named Ben Stein.
* PlayingAgainstType: Ben Stein was ''very'' loose and relaxed on this show -- a stark contrast against many of the monotone roles he's played on TV and film.

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